rebbe

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rebbe (plural rebbes)

(Judaism) The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.

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Although one does not need to be an ordained Rabbi to be a Rebbe, most Rebbes today are ordained Rabbis. Source: Internet

Among later Hasidic schools: Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810), the great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, revitalised and further expanded the latter's teachings, amassing a following of thousands in Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Poland. Source: Internet

For the next fifty years the Tosher Rebbe would stand as a pillar of prayer, a fountain of inspiration and encouragement for his talmidim and chassidim and to Jews all over the globe. Source: Internet

In New York, the Satmar Rebbe Joel Teitelbaum formulated a fiercely anti-Zionist Holocaust theology and founded an insular, self-sufficient community which attracted many immigrants from Greater Hungary; already by 1961, 40% of families were newcomers. Source: Internet

In a unique amalgam of Hasidic and Mitnagid approaches, Rebbe Nachman emphasised study of both Kabbalah and serious Torah scholarship to his disciples. Source: Internet

At this point, the screens portrayed scenes from the huge siyum at the MetLife stadium, including the address of the Novominsker Rebbe. Source: Internet

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